Brace successs Story

[leokatmom]

My 16 year old daughter got good news at her post bracing appt last week. She was put in a boston brace at age 11 when her curve jumped to 32 within a 6 month period. She was very compliant for almost 2 years..20 hrs/day. Her in brace xrays were always good 0-15 or so .Her xray Dec08 was 11-T 21-L after being out of brace 6 months. Last week 2-2010 her curves were the same. They told her to get an x ray every 5 years into adulthood. I attribute her success to the brace.She is very lucky and thankful and so am I.

[hdugger]

That is great news!

[RitaR]

That is absolutely great news! Congrats to you both!!!!!!

[Danigirl]

Wow -- Congrats! That is such great news....especially for those who are wearing braces now. My 7 year old is in a brace and it gives me hope to hear a success story. Thanks!

[emarismom]

That is wonderful news! You all must be so relieved!

[mamamax]

Super news! Congrats!! :)

[michael1960]

leokatmom

That is great news. My daughter (8) is in a SpineCor brace but she will be getting a Boston brace on March 8th. It is nice to hear a success story with wearing the Boston brace. We had considered getting a Cheneau brace.

I know you said she was compliant the first couple years. What about the other other years, did she wear it part-time, night-time, etc.?

Did she do any physical therapy or exercises along with wearing the brace?

Did she have much rotation? My daughter is around 15 degrees.

Do you have any recommendations for someone who will be starting to wear the Boston brace?

Thank You

Michael

[leokatmom]

She stopped wearing it about 6 months before the doctors recommended. She was in 8th grade ,14 years old and very lucky her curve did not increase at that point. Rotation was never mentioned .She started with more of a upper curve then eventually it changed to more lumbar. She played basketball and volleyball and removed her brace during pe ,practices and games. There should be a breaking in period for the brace wearing. It took Katie about 1-2 weeks before she could sleep thru the night. We bought new clothes that would fit over and hide the brace. She was able to find jeans thatshe could wear . We made frequent trips to the orthodist for adjustments until she felt it was padded/ adjusted enough.It was a constant battle but I admire my daughter and all the kids that wear a brace . Good luck.

[Bigbluefrog]

sweet success! I bet you went out to celebrate...this is great news!

[brace4impact]

I hope the same thing will happen to me when I return in six months. If my x-Ray shows that my curve hasn't changed since I've been out of the brace then I'll be done!!!!!!